Designers have agreed that opening the kitchen to adjacent space is actually one of the biggest hype and latest trend in kitchen design. For those who are into renovation or who have just bought their new homes, they are more inclined to the idea of creating and combing kitchen with family room.

These kitchen design ideas for storage space, as useful as they were, weren't doing everything I needed. Where for instance was I to put all my spoons, spatulas, mashers and other odds and ends? This might not be an elegant enough solution for everyone, but I just decided to get several little pretty plastic containers in the kitchen store, and then I hung these off hooks to the wall too. They held all my odds and ends really well.

Measure everything - you need to get the tape measure out and note down the precise dimensions of every part of your kitchen. These numbers are important at many different stages along the design process. If you choose to use kitchen design software later down the line, having these measurements to hand will help you get things done far quicker.